Chewable Acidophilus 20 Million CFU
by Mason Natural · other (e.g. tea bag) · 100 wafers
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 3 11845 16891 7
- DSLD label 211875
- Serving 2 chewable wafers
- 50 servings
Chewable Acidophilus 20 Million CFU by Mason Natural lists one ingredient: 2 mg of lactobacillus acidophilus per serving of 2 chewable wafers. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 22, 2019.
What is in Chewable Acidophilus 20 Million CFU?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 chewable wafers. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 5 Calories | ||
| Total Carbohydrates | 2 g | 1% | 58% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). Per day at the most servings: 8 g. |
| Total Sugars | 2 g | 48% of 11,807 products listing sugar give more (median 2 g). Per day at the most servings: 8 g. | |
| Added Sugars | 2 g | 4% | |
| Lactobacillus acidophilusequivalent to 20 million CFU (colony forming units) at time of manufacture | 2 mg | 86% of 309 products listing lactobacillus acidophilus give more (median 20 mg). Per day at the most servings: 8 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 211875 (entered December 22, 2019), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.
Is that a lot?
Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.
The NIH database records 2 to 4 servings a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.
The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.
Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.
Which products have the closest formulas?
4 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Chewable Acidophilus with Bifidum Natural Strawberry FlavorPhysioLogics · off the market same ingredients
- Chewable Probiotic Acidophilus With Bifidum Natural Strawberry FlavorNature's Bounty · off the market same ingredients
- Chewable Acidophilus with BifidumSundown Naturals · off the market same ingredients
- Acidophilus 1 Billion Units With Apple Pectin & WheyExchange Select · off the market same ingredients
- Chewable Probiotic (Acidophilus) Vanilla FlavorEssential Being 2 shared, 77% alike
- Acidophilusup&up 2 shared, 72% alike
Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.
What does the label say about taking it?
Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.
- Directions
- Directions: Adults - Chew two wafers, two to four times daily, preferably with food, as a dietary supplement.
- Warnings
- Warning: If you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medications or planning any medical procedure, consult your physician before use.
- Discontinue use and consult your physician if any adverse reactions occur.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Tamper-evident seal: Do no use product if seal appears tampered.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Guaranteed no added: Starch, yeast, soy, corn, wheat, dairy, egg, fragrance, artifical color and preservatives.
- Soy free
- Storage
- Store in a dry place under controlled room temperature: 20 degrees - 25 degrees C (68 degrees - 77 degrees F).
Source: label statements in DSLD label 211875.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: modified Cellulose Gum, Vegetable Stearates, natural Banana and Vanilla flavors.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Mason guarantee Laboratory tested cGMP Certified Good Manufacturing Practice.
How many labels does Chewable Acidophilus 20 Million CFU have?
One label is on file, entered on December 22, 2019.
- Label 211875 (current) Entered December 22, 2019 · on the market · 100 wafers · UPC 3 11845 16891 7
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Mason Vitamins, Inc. (distributor), Miami Lakes, FL. All Mason Natural products.